Recall
Hyundai recalls 2026 Tucson Hybrid, Elantra over strut fasteners
Certain 2026 Tucson Hybrid and Elantra vehicles are covered, with 24 listed as potentially affected; dealers will inspect and replace the front strut assembly fasteners and perform a wheel alignment, as necessary, free of charge.
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Key numbers
Units potentially affected as filed with NHTSA
- Loss of control
- Model year
- 2026
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V-692
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Is your car affected?
For open (unrepaired) recalls on your car, enter its 17-character VIN in NHTSA's lookup by VIN.
Recall at a glance
- Vehicles
- Certain 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and Elantra
- Risk
- The front strut assembly fasteners may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control; a loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash
- Component
- Suspension: front: MacPherson strut
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the front strut assembly fasteners and perform a wheel alignment, as necessary, free of charge
- Campaign number
- NHTSA 26V-692 (26V692000); Hyundai 309
- Owner letters
- Expected to be mailed Dec. 19, 2026
- Report received by NHTSA
- Oct. 20, 2026
- VIN search date given in the record
- Oct. 23, 2026, on NHTSA.gov
- Hyundai customer service
- 1-855-371-9460
- Do-not-drive or park-outside advisory
- None in NHTSA's record
Source for every row: source 1.
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai | Tucson Hybrid | 2026 |
| Hyundai | Elantra | 2026 |
NHTSA gives one count for the whole campaign: 24 units potentially affected.
What to do
- Dealers will inspect and replace the front strut assembly fasteners and perform a wheel alignment, as necessary, free of charge.
- Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Dec. 19, 2026.
- Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 309.
What happened
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2026 Tucson Hybrid and Elantra vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NHTSA received the recall report on Oct. 20, 2026.
NHTSA's record lists 24 vehicles as potentially affected.
The front strut assembly fasteners may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control, the recall says. A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.
NHTSA lists the affected component as the MacPherson strut in the front suspension.
NHTSA's record for this recall does not include a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory. It also does not mark the recall as an over-the-air update.
The NHTSA campaign number is 26V-692 (26V692000), and Hyundai's own number for this recall is 309.
Is my car affected?
NHTSA's record says the recall covers certain 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and Elantra vehicles.
The recall record gave Oct. 23, 2026, as the date that vehicle identification numbers (VINs) involved in this recall would become searchable on NHTSA.gov.
Enter your 17-character VIN in our free recall check at /vin-check/ or on NHTSA.gov.
If you are buying a used 2026 Tucson Hybrid or Elantra, check its VIN for this recall before you buy.
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Sources
All accessed 2026-10-25.